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PUBLIC LAW 96-000—MMMM. DD, 1979

93 STAT. 944 Report to Congress.

10 USC 2301 et seq. Report to Congress.

PUBLIC LAW 96-125—NOV. 26, 1979 ment of the construction herein authorized. The Secretaries of the military departments shall report annually to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives a breakdown of the dollar value of construction contracts completed by each of the several construction agencies selected together with the design, construction, supervision, and overhead fees charged by each of the several agents in the execution of the assigned construction. Further, such contracts (except architect and engineering contracts which, unless specifically authorized by the Congress shall continue to be awarded in accordance with presently established procedures, customs, and practice) shall be awarded, insofar as practicable, on a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder, if the national security will not be impaired and the award is consistent with chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code. The Secretaries of the military departments shall report annually to the President of the Senate and Speaker of the House of Representatives with respect to all contracts awarded on other than a competitive basis to the lowest responsible bidder. Such reports shall also show, in the case of the ten architect-engineering firms which, in terms of total dollars, were awarded the most business; the names of such firms; the total number of separate contracts awarded each firm; and the total amount paid or to be paid in the case of each such action under all such contracts awarded such firm. REPEAL OF PRIOR YEAR AUTHORIZATIONS; EXCEPTIONS

SEC. 605. (a) As of October 1, 1980, or the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, whichever is later, all authorizations for military public works, including family housing, to be accomplished by the Secretary of a military department in connection with the establishment or development of installations and facilities, and all authorizations for appropriations therefor, that are contained in titles I, II, III, IV, and V of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356; 92 Stat. 565), and all such authorizations contained in Acts approved before September 8, 1978, and not superseded or otherwise modified by a later authorization are repealed except— (1) authorizations for public works and for appropriations therefor that are set forth in those Acts in the titles that contain the general provisions; and (2) authorizations for public works projects as to which appropriated funds have been obligated for construction contracts, land acquisition, or payments to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, in whole or in part, before October 1, 1980, or the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1981, whichever is later, and authorizations for appropriations therefor. (b) Notwithstanding the repeal provisions of subsection (a) of this section and section 605 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1979 (Public Law 95-356, 92 Stat. 583), authorizations for the following items shall remain in effect until October 1, 1981, or the date of the enactment of the Military Construction Authorization Act for fiscal year 1982, whichever is later: (1) Barracks Complex—Trainee construction in the amount of $14,967,000 at Fort Benning, Georgia, authorized in section 101 of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1978 (Public Law 95-82; 91 Stat. 358).